The first human case of Rickettsia slovaca from Turkey.
Ticks Tick Borne Dis
Microbiology Reference Laboratories, General Directorate of Public Health, Minister of Health, Ankara, Turkey.
Published: September 2021
A three year-old girl was admitted to our university hospital with fever, muscle and abdominal pain, and painful cervical lymph nodes after a tick bite on scalp. Rickettsia slovaca DNA was detected in eschar tissue taken from the bite site. This is the first clinical case of a R. slovaca infection reported from Turkey.
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